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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (13 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the contingency plans prepared by his Department in the event of a hard Brexit.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25763/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 105. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25760/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (13 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 114. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational therapy for children with dyspraxia by county in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter in relation to a valid drivers licence for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25762/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Agencies (13 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 177. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the foster care agencies engaged by Tusla in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [25765/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We did not have a quorum at 3.30 p.m. so commence now in public session. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones when attending committee meetings. I thank Senator Paul Daly for attending as a substitute for Senator Robbie Gallagher. Apologies have been received from Senators Robbie Gallagher, Paul Gavan and Lynn Ruane. I suggest we not deal with private session matters now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As I mentioned earlier, we will skip Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, in deference to those who have been waiting for us. I ask members to stay behind when we have finished with our witnesses to take them. I apologise to the the witnesses for having delayed them. I have been Chairman of this committee for only two years but I believe this rarely happens, and we hope it will not happen again. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I ask that everyone present ensures that his or her phone is turned to flight mode or turned off, because they interfere with the recording and cause difficulty for the parliamentary reporters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I call Dr. Aoife Neary, associate professor of media studies at DCU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I beg your pardon. I read out the details for Dr. Ging.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am sure UL would never have forgiven us if we had transferred Dr. Neary to DCU by mistake. I now call Dr. Ging, who is associate professor of media studies at DCU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Ging. I invite Dr. Aidan Seery, senior tutor in the school of education, Trinity College Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I beg Dr. Seery's pardon. I had that wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Seery. I invite Ms Sarah Haslam who is the training, learning and development manager with Foróige.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Haslam. Our final stakeholder this afternoon is Ms Orla McGowan, programme manager with the Health Service Executive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms McGowan. I wish to clarify that the process we are undertaking is separate from the NCCA review and we will be making our own independent findings and recommendations to the Minister and to the Department. We are interested in any extra papers or research the witnesses feel would be useful to our committee. We go to all the members for questions and comments and we will give the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, give my apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Would Dr. Ging like to take that particular question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Ging. I will let Dr. Neary to come in on this. There will be an opportunity to respond to many other questions but as Deputy Byrne must go, I wanted to give him the opportunity to ask his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Neary. I am going to some of the questions and then I am going to let in Ms Haslam and Ms McGowan. I call Deputy O'Sullivan and then Deputy Naughton.